Challenges - Act I

Instant Karma (10 Points)
Achievement Rewards: Banner Sigil
Have the Skeleton King Kill 15 of his own forgotten before killing him

The Skeleton king uses a whirlwind attack which can also damage the undead he himself summoned. Lure those to him just before he makes that attack.

Don't Stand in the Fire! (10 Points)
Kill the Butcher without being burned by the floor fires or being grabbed by Ancient Spear on Hell difficulty or higher

You can see the tiles changing color, becoming more reddish, before they erupt in flames. When you see the floors are heating up, immediately run to another tile that is not heating up.

A Brief Butchering (10 Points)
Kill the Butcher in under 2 minutes on Inferno difficulty

Stunning Reversal (10 Points)
Kill the Butcher while he is stunned by his own charge attack on Nightmare difficulty or higher

Gate Crasher (10 Points)
After speaking to Captain Rumford, kill all the zombies that attack in under 15 seconds during the Fallen Star Quest

This is the scene just at the beginning of the game, where you arrive at the gates of New Tristram, and the town is being attacked by undead. You need to run straight there and kill as many as you can as soon as they spawn.

Cut Off the Head (10 Points)
Achievement Rewards: Banner Accent
Kill Headcleaver before killing any of the Royal Henchmen who arrive with him in Leoric's Passage

For this one, just be careful not to hit any of the henchmen, and focus only on Headcleaver

Till Death Do Us Part (10 Points)
Let Haedrig Eamon strike the killing blow on his wife, Mira

This happens in the Cellar of the Damned, after talking to the Blacksmith. Make sure not to kill Mira, rather let him do it.

Destroyer of Destiny (10 Points)
Destroy all 4 Activated Pillar in the Royal Crypts at once

You will probably need to level up a bit, get good equipment, and use your most powerful AOE attack to get this one going.

Jars of Destruction (10 Pts)
Destroy 1,000 pots of ashes

Quickest way to do it: Go to the Royal Crypts (Act I, before Skeleton King) and there are many Ash Pots there. Destroy them all, then leave the game to reset it, and enter the Royal Crypts and do another Ash Pot run, and so on.

Short Reign (10 Points)
Achievement Rewards: Banner Accent
Kill the Skeleton King in under 20 seconds

You might want to try this after you have leveled up a bit. You can redo the Reign of the Black King quest and kill Skeleton King again, only this time you will be a lot more powerful.

Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck (10 Points)
Kill Larel, Karel and Moek in the Drowned Temple with one blow.

This is during "The Broken Blade" quest.

Cursed Captives (10 Points)
Achievement Rewards: Banner Accent
Free 5 prisoners in 120 seconds in the Cursed Hold

This is in the quest "The Imprisoned Angel" after talking to Queen Asylla

No Time to Rest (10 Points)
Complete Act 1 in under 1 hour

Note that you cannot log out of the game or otherwise leave it, while working on the "No Time to Rest" achievement. If you do, you will not get this achievement.